in which i've revealed
that i've fucked things up
way too many times
with the ghosts
who might be there
if ever
they weren't
at the end of it all
and i wish this song would finish
and i could start the dishwasher
and forget about the failed dinner attempts
and that you are
way too far away

for anything
more than this
which is

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bernard drinks french wine
and speaks with an accent
for this
i

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